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Source Description
The French sculptor and medalist Alfred Borrel (1836-1927) created this portrait medal to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Rouget de L'Isle's death in 1836, the same year in which the sculptor was born.
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Document identity
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100578
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Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (obverse)
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100578
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object
title
Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (obverse)
description
The French sculptor and medalist Alfred Borrel (1836-1927) created this portrait medal to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Rouget de L'Isle's death in 1836, the same year in which the sculptor was born.
date
1911
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79492337
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389137
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Metalwork
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1
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Overall: 5.8 x 0.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3/16 in.)
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France
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1919.99.a
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bronze
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Medal of Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle (1760-1836) (obverse), 1911. Alfred Borrel (French, 1836–1927). Bronze; overall: 5.8 x 0.5 cm (2 5/16 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock, 1919.99.a
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
Obverse: raised inscription: ROUGET DE L'ISLE 1760 1836; inscribed lower left: A. BORREL
didYouKnow
Claude Joseph Rouget de L'Isle composed the French national anthem, <em>La Marseillaises, </em>in 1792 in Strasbourg after France had declared war on Austria.
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Gift of Lawrence Hitchcock
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2026-05-29 05:26:13.165000
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100578
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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male
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